Annabel completed her MSci Chemistry degree at the University of Bristol in June 2020 and . Her SWBio DTP PhD was under the supervision of Professor Matthew Crump where her research has focused on probing the unusual final stages of assembly of the leinamycin family of polyketides. Annabel graduated with her PhD in November 2024 and is now undertaking post-doctoral work in the Crump/Willis labs on a range of biosynthetic pathways.

In her spare time, Annabel enjoys knitting, baking and gin tasting.